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[isamu]

Hi.

I have some questions about the X360 so bear with me


1)You know, I've been looking at the pictures of the unit, and was wondering where the controller ports are? I mean, I have heard that the standard X360 gamepad will be wireless, but what about other types of controllers? Surely the steering wheels will have a plug to attach to the unit, right? Or will all controllers be wireless no matter what?

2)Regarding online connections. It appears the unit has an ethernet port. But what about other means of connecting online? Will it WiFi support? If so, will it have a PCMCIA card slot to support external WiFi antennas? Or will the WiFi be built in?

3)I heard that it is now mandatory that all games have custom soundtrack support. So what happends when your playing a game in 5.1DD surround sound? What speakers will your custom music be coming out of? Will the music be played through all speakers at once while only the sound effects have the 5.1 effect or what?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Hi.

I have some questions about the X360 so bear with me


1)You know, I've been looking at the pictures of the unit, and was wondering where the controller ports are? I mean, I have heard that the standard X360 gamepad will be wireless, but what about other types of controllers? Surely the steering wheels will have a plug to attach to the unit, right? Or will all controllers be wireless no matter what?

2)Regarding online connections. It appears the unit has an ethernet port. But what about other means of connecting online? Will it WiFi support? If so, will it have a PCMCIA card slot to support external WiFi antennas? Or will the WiFi be built in?

3)I heard that it is now mandatory that all games have custom soundtrack support. So what happends when your playing a game in 5.1DD surround sound? What speakers will your custom music be coming out of? Will the music be played through all speakers at once while only the sound effects have the 5.1 effect or what?

1)Two USB ports on front. All wired controllers are USB.
2)Wi-Fi adapter plugs into the back, antenna likely sold seperately (we'll know for sure on Wednesday)
3)Not sure

 

[krypt0nian]

Hi.

I have some questions about the X360 so bear with me


1)You know, I've been looking at the pictures of the unit, and was wondering where the controller ports are? I mean, I have heard that the standard X360 gamepad will be wireless, but what about other types of controllers? Surely the steering wheels will have a plug to attach to the unit, right? Or will all controllers be wireless no matter what?

2)Regarding online connections. It appears the unit has an ethernet port. But what about other means of connecting online? Will it WiFi support? If so, will it have a PCMCIA card slot to support external WiFi antennas? Or will the WiFi be built in?

3)I heard that it is now mandatory that all games have custom soundtrack support. So what happends when your playing a game in 5.1DD surround sound? What speakers will your custom music be coming out of? Will the music be played through all speakers at once while only the sound effects have the 5.1 effect or what?

1. Wired controllers will use the USB ports.

2. It has an optional WiFi adapter

3. No clue as nothig has been said yet.

 

[Kleegamefan]

3)I heard that it is now mandatory that all games have custom soundtrack support. So what happends when your playing a game in 5.1DD surround sound? What speakers will your custom music be coming out of? Will the music be played through all speakers at once while only the sound effects have the 5.1 effect or what?

That is an excellent question...

 

[sangreal]

Same as xbox I imagine

 

[Fatalah]

Added question:

Can any XP based system stream media to the Xbox360?

 

[isamu]

Same as xbox I imagine

but the xbox doesn't do it in that fashion

 

[Blimblim]

Added question:

Can any XP based system stream media to the Xbox360?

Yes

 

[sangreal]

but the xbox doesn't do it in that fashion

I know there are differences in the implementation (the OS will play a role), but what do you mean specifically?

Can any XP based system stream media to the Xbox360?

Music? Yes. Video? We'll see. Microsoft has said no

 

[Stinkles]

Should note that it will stream video from a Windows Media Center PC.

With any luck MS will start including regular XP eventually.

 

[isamu]

Should note that it will stream video from a Windows Media Center PC.

With any luck MS will start including regular XP eventually.

That is fantastic news!!!

 

[Ponn]

Yes

Source for the love of god please!

 

[Oni Jazar]

Will the XB360 play DVDs out of the box?

 

[krypt0nian]

With the lack of MC PC's in the market, what was the use of including streaming video for them?

They surely don't think it will increase MC PC sales.

I heard there may be a plug in for Media PLayer that may allow streaming from an XP PC. Anyone?

EDIT: Windows Media Connect maybe?

 

[sangreal]

Will the XB360 play DVDs out of the box?

Yes

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I have an external TV Tuner, can I still get Media Center XP?